#art-salesUnmoderated tagAll postsTrendingHotNewPromotedPayoutsalchemystones in #hive-148441 • 2 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: "Cleaning House" is a Lot of Work!Undertaking major changes, whether it is to your life, or to a process within that life is often more work than we originally think. As I have written aalchemystones in #hive-148441 • 5 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: Another Show Season Comes to a CloseThe final day of the final event of the 2025 arts and crafts show season has come and gone. All that remains now is to finish unpacking the show bins, organize and put away all…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 5 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: The Unexpected Evolution of Stone PaintingThe whole idea of painting on stones has undergone quite an "evolution," since I first started doing this, some 15 years ago. In the beginning *alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 5 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: Holiday Lull and Creative BurstsAs we enter the last couple of weeks of 2025 I also find myself in that interesting period that I think of as a bit of a "no man's land." What I meanalchemystones in #hive-148441 • 4 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: Departing Thoughts for 2025As I had hoped, this past week I have been able to spend a fair amount of time taking it easy and working on painting projects. That seven-day "dead period" between…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 4 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: Passing Time, Inflation and the Price of ArtSince we just had the turn of another year, I've been spending a little time looking over my stock of items that we take to shows, as well as the items I have had listed for sale…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 8 months agoArt And Creativity Journal: Finally Some New Work!As I wrote last time, I am putting a bit more effort into painting these days, and I have decided to focus a bit more on painting larger stones... which suits me just fine…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 8 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: Learning From Studying YourselfLately, I have been continuing with the long and rather tedious process relisting all my available stones from various online sales venues to my shop on Etsy. ![AS24-043a.jpg](alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 9 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: The "Free" DilemmaOne of the hard-learned lessons I have worked my way through over the years is the inconsistency of people who (allegedly) purport of be admirers of art. Maybe this is…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 9 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: The World of Minor Re-DesignsI suppose it would be a pretty standard assumption to conclude that when an artist has "finished" a piece, then that piece is done, and it will never change. Things are…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 9 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: A new Month is Upon Us!So, we have arrived at a new month. Although I am well aware that time is just an artificial construct, I'm starting out the month with a certain sense of purpose and enthusiasm. ![AS16-088a.JPG](alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 4 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: Renewals, Endings and Creative Ambitions!And so, we write 2026! I typically skirt around the whole issue of setting goals and making New Year's resolutions because I tend to fail miserably at such things, and I think…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 7 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: Seeking a Sense of DirectionI think it is natural to feel a significant amount of enthusiasm when we start in on something new. It could be a new approach to our art, a new approach to time management, a…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 7 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: Creativity and the "Dark Season"Without a doubt, we are moving into the fall season. We have more and more cloudy days and when you combine that with the fact that the sun is setting earlier and earlier, you…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 5 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: And so, the Final Holiday Show of the Season! It is the weekend of the final holiday arts and crafts/gift show of the 2025 season! My wife in our booth. Writing some of this "live" from th
